P. R. Sreejesh Quotes

P. R. Sreejesh

Profession : Hockey Player

Birth : May 8, 1988

When you're in the hockey team, you're treated like a VIP. There are people around you looking after you, making sure you get 7-8 hours of undisturbed sleep every day.

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A match against Pakistan is never an easy prospect - especially for goalkeepers in a penalty shootout. We can either become heroes or zeroes.

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Pakistan are definitely our main rivals. We do respect the players but on the field, we push ourselves even harder to get that win. I am sure they do the same against us. Victory against them has a special meaning.

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Being a father brings with it a lot of responsibilities, just like being a goalkeeper does.

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I have a three-month-old daughter and I want to spend as much time with her as I can.

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I think it's important for me to share my experiences with the younger players and give them feedback on their performances.

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When you are with your team, you get the right motivation to work hard every day and get back to the field quickly.

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When I prepare for any tournament, I just feel that I want to give my best in the tournament as I may not get the next opportunity and I don't want to regret it after this tournament.

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I want to bring back that glory in our country because we are the Olympic champions. So I want to see that glory days back in India, hence I'm giving my hundred per cent to contribute my best.

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The multi-captaincy system helps me to concentrate and focus on my responsibility. In my case, I can concentrate on my goalkeeping, and others on their responsibilities allotted to them like scoring goals, defending and things like that.

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Hockey is not an individual game. It is rather a team game.

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The captain is not in total command of the match. The man who is possessing the ball at a given time is the captain.

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You can't win tournaments just with youngsters. In important matches we need experience.

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When you play big matches there is a lot of pressure.

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You can't expect a coach to come in and just change everything overnight.

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Even one player's performance can affect the entire team.

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Today I am a hero because of the saves. But If I had failed in saving the goal-bound shots in the Asiad finals, I would have been called a traitor.

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People in my state, Kerala, have started playing hockey, which is very pleasing to see.

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One of my friends called me up and said kids in our village are playing hockey with PVC pipes. This is the change I wanted to see. Hopefully, we will be able to inspire the next generation.

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